Synopsis On 19January 1996, the MANYAS1 was en route to Baie-Comeau, Quebec, when, at about 2100, the vessel became beset in the ice some 3.7nautical miles south-west of Pointe-des-Monts. The vessel requested ice-breaker assistance from the Canadian Coast Guard. During the night, strong south-westerly winds drove the vessel toward the shore. At 0438, the vessel grounded near the Pointe-des-Monts light, before the ice-breaker could arrive to lend her assistance. The vessel was damaged; however, there was no injury or pollution as a result of this occurrence. Other Factual Information Particulars of the Vessel On 19January 1996, the MANYAS1 was travelling in lightship condition through first-year ice. To help with the navigation in the ice, the vessel called for an ice advisor, who boarded the vessel at Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. A storm warning was issued at 1537[1] forecasting southerly winds of up to 45 knots for the area between Tadoussac and Pointe-des-Monts and of up to 55 knots along the south shore in that area. At about 2100, the ice beset the vessel and stopped her 3.7nautical miles (M) south-west of Pointe-des-Monts. Immediately, the vessel asked the Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) Centre at Les Escoumins for ice-breaker assistance. The Qubec Ice Operations Office assigned the MARTHA L.BLACK; however, she was already assigned to two other cases in the port of Baie-Comeau, and was planning to take on fresh water before making for the MANYAS1. The departure from Baie-Comeau for Pointe-des-Monts to lend assistance to the MANYAS1 was set for midnight. Because of the situation aboard the MANYAS1, the master and the ice advisor left the bridge and went to their respective cabins to await the arrival of the MARTHA L.BLACK. Meanwhile, the bridge watch were instructed to perform their regular duties and to report on the ice-breaker's progress toward the MANYAS1. As taking on fresh water took longer than expected, the ice-breaker did not leave Baie-Comeau until about 0225. At about 0229, the ice advisor went up to the bridge to assess the situation and found that the bulk carrier had drifted to 1.3M from the shore, without the bridge watch officer taking the necessary action to warn the master of the situation. The ice advisor immediately asked about the position of the ice-breaker, and informed the MCTS Centre at Les Escoumins of the bulk carrier's new position, but he did not inform the MCTS of the precariousness of the situation aboard the MANYAS1. At 0409, the MANYAS1 informed the MCTS that she was only half a mile from land and that the winds were from 230 at 57 knots. At about 0445, with the bulk carrier facing east, she grounded on the aft port side, two cable lengths south-east of Pointe-des-Monts. The MARTHA L.BLACK was only one mile away from her. The bulk carrier listed five degrees to starboard, and the forward part seems to have remained buoyant. The crew of the MANYAS1 took soundings of the compartments likely to have been affected, but there was no apparent breach. On 20January, at about 1055, the bulk carrier refloated herself on the high tide, then was escorted by the ice-breaker to Baie-Comeau to assess her seaworthiness. On 26January, the MANYAS1 was towed to a shipyard to undergo repairs to the damage sustained in the grounding.